Book Title: ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04
Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies
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water into the boat through holes in its body when the boat is actually floating over water. Matter influx is the actual k rmika particles, which fills our environment. Psychic influx is further classified in five categories namely delusion (mithy tva), lack of self-control (avirati), pram da (inadvertence), yoga (activity) and ka ya (passions).
3.3 Influx varies from person to person
According to Um Sw mi, there are two kinds of influx namely that of persons tainted with passions which extends transmigration and the other of persons who are free from passions which prevents or shortens it or is not affected by it.
Living beings can have tweo types of dispositions, namely those actuated by passions (called saka ya) and those who are free from passions (called aka ya). Passions are anger, deceit, pride and greed. These passions are called ka ya in Jain texts. S mpar ya is sa s ra (transmigration). Karma which leads to sa s ra is called S mpar yika. ry means yoga or movement / vibrations. Karmas caused by vibrations is called ry patha. The influx of the former karma operates in the case of persons of perverted faith actuated by passions while the influx of later karma takes place in the case of ascetics who are free from passions.
4. Ba dha (Bondage)
The principle of bondage is an important spiritual concept of Jainism. It is the bondage which leads one to ever increasing involvement in transmigration. Bondage is caused by influx of k rmika particles. Influx brings bondage. According to Um Sw mi
saka ya tvajj v h karma o yogy npudgal n datte sa bandhah (TS/VIII/2)
An individual living being who is actuated by passions attracts particles of matter filling the environment, which are fit to turn into karma. This is called bondage.
How does influx of karmas bind the soul? The process is illustrated by the example of a person who has fully smeared his body with oil and stands out in the open where wind is blowing. It is natural that particles of dust should stick to his body. Similarly when the soul is rendered weak by various kinds of passions and thought activities, it gives room for k rmika particles to stick to it and get converted into karmas. It is invariably the process that the psychic influx or the thought activities are the direct and proximate causes of matter influx.
4.1 Bh va ba dha, psychic bondage and dravya ba dh or matter bondage.
It is the conscious state of mind that binds the karma with the soul when the soul is excited by any of the causes like passion or attachment/aversion. Bondage is also of two types namely
Bh va ba dha or bondage by emotion or psychic bondage • Dravaya ba dha or matter bondage.
According to Nemi Canda Sidh nta Deva
Bajjhadi kamma je a du cheda abh ve a bh vabandho so, Kammm dpades a a o apavesa a idaro.
1. That modification of consciousness consisting of attachment or aversion by which karmas are bonded to the soul is known as psychic bondage. Psychic bondage is therefore the alliance of the soul with mental or psychic activities that are produced when the soul is excited with attachment or aversion to the worldly objects.
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